“It is not yet clear whether the NRIC will seek to develop “green infrastructure” that focuses on the restoration of mountain catchments, as many cities across Latin America are doing, but the DOI says it will work in partnership with water users, foundations, impact investors, businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions that have strong environmental programs or business schools.

The announcement comes just over a month after US President Barack Obama ordered five federal agencies, including the DOI, to strengthen and streamline landscape-level mitigation policy within five federal agencies – a move that’s is expected to lead to an upswing in private investments for natural resources.”

It is encouraging to see continuing initiatives that are working to boost water infrastructure investment in the drier regions of the USA.

Inframanage.com observes that Federal programs like the NRIC provide access to expertise, support and investment for communities that are looking to put their water infrastructure on a sustainable basis.